This week rollcall

[azaghal1981]

The length of the shows of theirs I've seen was fine. Three hours would be entirely too long.

[Vas Deferens]

just listened to the NPR podcast.....i prefer the encore below, but they still sound great...

lucky you guys got "animated airplanes..." though!

really psyched for superchunk tonight 

any idea of recent setlists?  chance of hearing "detroit has a skyline too"?

last night's setlist ... no "detroit" but they've played it most times i've seen then over the past few years

So Convinced
Water Wings
Crossed Wires
My Gap Feels Weird
Song for Marion Brown
Watery Hands
Let It Go
Fractures in Plaster
Rosemarie
Shallow End
Punch Me Harder
Mower
Digging for Something (w/ horns & surprise JD)
Pink Clouds (w / horns)
Hyper Enough
Everything At Once

encore:
Like A Fool
Slack
100K Fireflies
Precision Auto

[azaghal1981]

This last Magma album is kind of awesome.

[bearman🐻]

Is Billy Bragg tonight solo or with a band? Looking at the setlists, looks like it's a solo gig...but wasn't sure. I'm thinking this could be a really tremendous show. He's doing some pretty amazing songs.

[azaghal1981]

Happy I pulled the trigger on Magma. Great show although a little long at two hours. Wanted to do today's all-day thing at the Old Town Hall and tomorrow's thing at Strathmore but I'm a little tired after five shows in three nights.



Tuesday: Fennesz
Wednesday: Keith Fullerton Whitman/Expo 70
Thursday: Caribou/Emeralds or the Sonic Circuits show at The Fridge
Friday: Merzbow/Richard Pinhas (!!!!!!!!!!!)
Saturday: V-Fest if I can find a ride up after 3:00 PM. (anyone?)

[eltee]

Wish I could have made it to Superchunk. Got whatever cold/fever thing is going around.
How was Tommy?

Sorta wish I was able to sell my VFest ticket (partial VIP pass), not sure I can make it.
Thinking about James hoping it doesn't sell out before doors.

[azaghal1981]

^If you do go, ow about you go up late (3-4) and pick me up from DC?
If DC isn't convenient for you, I could meet you at the Metro station of your choosing.


Tommy was awesome. He had Jon Wurster sit in on one song (you know, the drummer that looks like Samsfresh) and his very young nephew sit in on another.

[killsaly]

I would definitely pick you up az, but you would have to meet me way before 3pm, i want to do pretty much the whole day.  I live about 5 minutes from Greenbelt station, if you  can go early. 

[azaghal1981]

Thanks. I'm stuck working until 3. If I could do the whole day, finding a ride up wouldn't be an issue.

[killsaly]

Got you.  If you do get a ride and for some reason get stuck there, you can definitely get a ride home with me.

[azaghal1981]

Cool. Appreciated.

[walkonby]

Widespread, widespread, widespread.  That is all.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Is Billy Bragg tonight solo or with a band? Looking at the setlists, looks like it's a solo gig...but wasn't sure. I'm thinking this could be a really tremendous show. He's doing some pretty amazing songs.

did anyone go to this?  last time i saw him at the birchmere it was maybe 3/1 pontificating/music.  really really annoying.

[Vas Deferens]

that's why I skip his shows (he did the same thing in 2007)

Is Billy Bragg tonight solo or with a band? Looking at the setlists, looks like it's a solo gig...but wasn't sure. I'm thinking this could be a really tremendous show. He's doing some pretty amazing songs.

did anyone go to this?  last time i saw him at the birchmere it was maybe 3/1 pontificating/music.  really really annoying.

[bearman🐻]

Lots of pontificating...but it wasn't all bad. I think for the 2 hours and 20 minutes he played, there was about 90 minutes worth of music. I think if you go into it with that mindset, it's not that bad because a lot of what he says is either funny or there's a point to it. I'd have to say that if he would have limited the chatter by about 15 minutes or so, it would have been a pretty phenomenal show. Nice setlist too.